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Hefei is now seeing a lot of these single-bead machines. I just tried playing around with one, and I couldn’t quite figure out the fun in it…
They say this thing is really popular in Japan and can generate $200 billion in annual revenue. What does that even mean? The total revenue of Las Vegas casinos in 2024 is about $14 billion. Unbelievable!
I pulled a little kid next to me over and asked why he thought it was fun. He said: It’s interesting and exciting—you might end up getting more single beads to drop out, and then you can exchange them for prizes.
Suddenly it clicked! This way of getting dopamine through simple, repetitive stimulation isn’t about how fun it is—it's purely the pleasure of gambling!